High Freight Rates Bring Back the Old Cattle Trails
An article notes rising freight costs revive long drives as cattlemen in Frederick J. Haskin’s view pursue overland trails to market. Cowboys guide hundreds of cattle across mountains to cut costs, echoing pre railroad methods and the enduring open range legacy.
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Frederick J. Haskin
Denver
Catle
Herms
Rio Grande
Old
Mexico
Tion
Farina
Texas
Louisiana
Gulf Points
Plains of
Hunters Take Notice No Hunting On My Property
A property owner named Fenner posts a clear no hunting sign on his land identified as R3-88-p BE E indicating hunting is prohibited on the premises. The notice serves to deter wildlife trespass and protect the area. Local readers are advised to respect the posted restriction.
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P BE. E, Fenner
Rainy night floods out to ranch life and town notes
A hard rain drenched the vicinity Sunday night with brief heavy showers. Residents like Mr. Grinstead and daughter Mrs. Hoff left Blackroot ranch after a short visit, and Roy Boyer shipped cattle to Omaha. The report also notes a police report on a trunk found with 24 quarts of old bonded Cedar Brook whiskey at the Union Pacific depot.
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Mr. Grinstead
Hoff
Blackroot Ranch
Alice
Zoeta Nichols
Oak
Hall
Jean Hall
Elsea
Aliee Hamilton
Miss Simpson
Crawford
Mr. Banks
Clarence Kilpatrick
Kyle Tucker
Worley Place
Whea
Jean
Maton Hay Camp
Mr. Mann
Henderson
Tobey Vogel
Ted Johnson
Charles Carvol
James Eaton
Ray Waite
Alliance
Miss Roberts
Gering
Marguerite Henderson
Willie Fred
John Voeel
Ra Johnson
Chas
Carrel
Mr. Johnson
Grand Island
Union Pacific
West Second
Pioner Square
Nebraska News Notes from Lodgepole and Beatrice
Lodgepole report: Frank Staf ford of Sidney tries to chase his sister a schoolteacher when a man steps onto the car seat and robs him of his watch. Beatrice note: Dr. W. A. Rush learns he won land in Powell Wyoming but a later telegram corrects the message to show no prize.
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Lodgepole
Frank Stafford
Sidney
Beatrice
W. A. Rush
Powell
Wyo
Oil well near Beat Rice advances in Mississippi limestone
The well in Beat Rice is down 2,905 feet in Sal mio n limestone. Drilling will proceed with a six inch bit and casing is on hand to reach about 3,400 feet.
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Beatrice
Peeping Tom Disturbs Fremont Nuisance in North District
Fremont residents report a female peeping Tom repeatedly visiting the northwest residential area at night. Police describe her as a general nuisance while neighbors fear further intrusions and seek increased patrols.
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Fremont
City
Drought Limits Fall Wheat Sowing in Lodgepole Area
In Lodgepole farmers report dry ground with little use for fall wheat though some have sown seed while others hold back. In Tecumseh Elmer Gottula, a young boy, was bitten by a rattlesnake and treated at Elk Creek. he is recovering.
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Tecumseh
Elmer Gottula
Ed Gottula
Elk Creek
North Platte utility plans cross-town power line
North Platte Brady and Max well on the east and Hershey Sutherland and Paxton on the west cooperate to build a joint power line from North Platte to the villages. The project aims to obtain electric light and power from the North Platte Light and Power Company for local use.
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North Platte
Brady
Maxwell
Hershey, Sutherland
Paxton
Beasta
North Platte Light & Power Company
Omaha Police Chase Ends With Injured Man and Suspects
Police join a pursuit after three bandits in a stolen touring car crash near Ninth and Dodge. I B Hutchinson of 121 Turner Blvd was found injured, later held for investigation, possibly connected to the car. Theodore Bernhardt, 15, hid in a barn three nights fearing punishment after sneaking to Ak Sar Ben field. Burglars hit Dubois stores, cash taken from Pritchard hardware. Fullwider clothing in Summerfield, Kansas also robbed by likely same party.
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Omaha
Doulas Street
Ninth
Dodge Streets
I. B. Hutchinson
Turner Boulevard
Theodore Bernhardt
Ak-Sar-Ben
Pawnee
Dubois
Pritchard Hardware
Summerfield
Kas
Callaway-Henry Linenbrink Reports Hog Cholera Loss
Henry Linenbrink, a farmer three miles west, reports over seventy hogs dead from cholera. This marks the first cholera case in Custer County this season, while neighboring farmers vaccinate their herds.
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Callaway
Henry Linenbrink
Here
Custer County
Lesson Leap as Student Reframes Sentence
A teacher asks James to improve a sentence about Richard and a mule. James replies with a better form: Richard can ride the mule if the mule wants him to.
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James
Richard
Jimmy
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